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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1938
Page
7
Washington DC reports that a deer botfly tops sound with an insect speed of 1200 feet per second, about four seconds per mile. The article compares animal and human speed, noting cheetah as fastest land mammal and whippets and greyhounds for racing, with man’s fastest craft lagging behind.
A fragment from a home guide discusses slow cooking celery as fibrous if rushed, melting sugared honey in hot water, baking weed-seed soil, adding grated cheese to white sauce for creamed cauliflower, baking meringues at 200 to 250 degrees, and avoiding overstirring muffins to prevent tough peaks. Associated Newspapers WNU Service.
Leonard A. Barrett argues that obedience to law forms good citizens and crime warrants punishment, linking health and crime to adherence to universal laws and natural order as expressions of divine and human moral law.
Mrs. Frank E. Hayward of Seattle won the national crocheting title and $250 for a bedspread after a 15 year effort. A New York telegram offered all expenses paid to receive the prize, as she sat by the radio in excitement.
A household vignette details the hidden costs of interior updating from curtain fabric to drapery hardware and lighting tiny upgrades. Mrs. Warner’s living room reveals meticulous, high effort upholstery and color coordination, underscoring how unseen details shape a professional finish.
Paramount presents Wells Fargo a coast to coast transportation epic based on fact with Joel McCrae Frances Dee and Bob Burns in key roles. The piece blends adventure heroism and romance as audiences learn American history in an entertaining format.
Nimble fingers crochet these woolly gloves that follow fashion. Two flat identical pieces with a wrist gusset form a quick project using yarn or string for durability. Pattern 5676 includes directions an illustration and stitch list. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle for pattern access.
A set of questions and answers covers the Maelstrom location, currency notation, Niagara Falls recession, hippo hide thickness, Mme Curie Nobel prizes, and color-changing beings beyond chameleons. It notes the Arctic Atlantic context, substitute bills, Niagara brink retreat, two-inch hide, Curie physics and chemistry awards, and color-changing animals like certain frogs and fishes.
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